big mike Posted March 9, 2009 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2009 :no-no-no::no-no-no: I tore apart my 99 Venture to paint it. While cleaning it yesterday I realized I had not disconnected the battery before disconecting all of the electrical conectors and the spedometer cluster. How badly did I screw up? I have not gotten the parts back to install on the bike and do not want to connect the cluster until I reassemble the bike. Has anyone ever done this and not had to spend the big bucks to fix it?......Please say it'll be ok, i'm just sick!!! Thanks for any input guys. Big Mike.......Who's wallet may be shrinking BIG TIME!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted March 10, 2009 Share #2 Posted March 10, 2009 It will be fine. Little to no chance you did any damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mike Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share #3 Posted March 10, 2009 It will be fine. Little to no chance you did any damage. Thanks Redneck you really know how to make a guy feel a LOT better. Big Mike.....who's feelin' like he may have gotten really lucky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragamuffin Posted March 10, 2009 Share #4 Posted March 10, 2009 I did the same thing last month when I painted mine- you wont have any problem with it. Stay patient while reassambling and have fun. tj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMIKE Posted March 10, 2009 Share #5 Posted March 10, 2009 When I had my bike all apart installing LED light and new passing lights...I took every connector apart and applied dielectric grease on every one I could find...lower fairing, fron fairing, side covers, and under the tank. No problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 10, 2009 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2009 Should be no problem at all unless its a 2nd Gen!! Can't see it would hurt anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveB Posted March 10, 2009 Share #7 Posted March 10, 2009 What color or colors did you paint the bike ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronhenry4 Posted March 10, 2009 Share #8 Posted March 10, 2009 Should be no problem at all unless its a 2nd Gen!! Can't see it would hurt anything. this is coming from a man who ride's a antique ...lol:stirthepot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted March 10, 2009 Share #9 Posted March 10, 2009 this is coming from a man who ride's a antique ...lol:stirthepot: He doesn't ride a first gen he has about 6 of em but none of them run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixit3546 Posted March 10, 2009 Share #10 Posted March 10, 2009 I think you'l be ok. James............who is enjoying these killer tag lines of big mike's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted March 10, 2009 Share #11 Posted March 10, 2009 whew I seen this and thought that Big Mike was painting his bike again. I thought he was finally seeing the light and going black. This is big mike the II from Michigan lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted March 10, 2009 Share #12 Posted March 10, 2009 I can't believe you guys missed the opportunity to drag him along for awhile! Skinny Squidley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy Posted March 10, 2009 Share #13 Posted March 10, 2009 He doesn't ride a first gen he has about 6 of em but none of them run. that's funny , Good thing you two are such good friends:buttkick: Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N3FOL Posted March 10, 2009 Share #14 Posted March 10, 2009 Should be no problem at all unless its a 2nd Gen!! Can't see it would hurt anything. C'mon. Our 2nd gens. are not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiteSquid Posted March 10, 2009 Share #15 Posted March 10, 2009 The only issue you will have is reprogramming the presets into the radio. I have to go back and read the instructions in the Owner's Manual every time....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big mike Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share #16 Posted March 10, 2009 What color or colors did you paint the bike ? When I originally decided to paint the bike I was going to go with black with a white or blue pearl in the clearcoat. When I looked at the paint test panels that the bodyshop had done I decided not to go with the white pearl because it had a rainbow speckled appearance over black paint.....not what I had in mind, I was hopeing to see a charcoal look. I also looked at the blue pearl over black paint test panel and didn't like the midnight blue look either. I was hopeing both colors would be more hidden than they were. So after looking at paint chip after paint chip we settled on a custom mixed color to my specs......a VERY SHINY BLACK with some SILVER METAL FLAKE in it. It looks AWESOME, not too much metal flake to make it greyish in the sun, but not so little that you wonder if it is dust either. Looks like it is a dark charcoal when the light hits it. I will post some pics in another thread I had started last week, after it has been put together. P.S. thanks to all of your replies in this thread. Yes....even you antique riding or owning first genners, I got a good laugh out of it. Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boominup Posted March 10, 2009 Share #17 Posted March 10, 2009 "P.S. thanks to all of your replies in this thread. Yes....even you antique riding or owning first genners, I got a good laugh out of it. Big Mike Just remember that many of those 1st Genners are awefully jealous of us because they hardly have any plastic left on their bikes to be worth painting. The sides of our highways are littered with 1st Gen bits and peices. Obama should impose a useage tax on them to help clean up our roads. No wonder those bikes are so fast! Their's nothing left to them!:rasberry: Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riderduke Posted March 10, 2009 Share #18 Posted March 10, 2009 [quote=boominup;310779 Just remember that many of those 1st Genners are awefully jealous of us because they hardly have any plastic left on their bikes to be worth painting. The sides of our highways are littered with 1st Gen bits and peices. Obama should impose a useage tax on them to help clean up our roads. No wonder those bikes are so fast! Their's nothing left to them!:rasberry: Brian Now thats Funny:rotfl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted March 11, 2009 Share #19 Posted March 11, 2009 Just turn your mirrow around til it is facing to the front. So you can keep the 1st GENS in sight!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug radford Posted March 11, 2009 Share #20 Posted March 11, 2009 just got my entire front end back together after painting ,rode it today and no problems at all,like they said take your time ---i went with the very dark red met. factory color from colorrite and they have the best clear coat i've sprayed in a long time and the color matched lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted March 11, 2009 Share #21 Posted March 11, 2009 i went with the very dark red met. factory color from colorrite Sounds like somebody likes the color of the ORIGINAL go fast bike, the 1st gen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boominup Posted March 11, 2009 Share #22 Posted March 11, 2009 Sounds like somebody likes the color of the ORIGINAL go fast bike, the 1st gen! Well Look at That!! A 1st Gen with some plastic left on it!! (PS...Nice looking bike, though) Brian:happy65: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano Posted March 11, 2009 Share #23 Posted March 11, 2009 Well Look at That!! A 1st Gen with some plastic left on it!! (PS...Nice looking bike, though) Brian:happy65: Yeah, not too bad for a 25 year old bike, huh! Even made a calendar last year! Matter of fact, there's a pic of a 1st gen doing a gnarly burnout in there, too. Hmmmm, didn't see one of a 2nd gen doing that, though! (They look more like this!) LOL Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boominup Posted March 12, 2009 Share #24 Posted March 12, 2009 Yeah, not too bad for a 25 year old bike, huh! Even made a calendar last year! Matter of fact, there's a pic of a 1st gen doing a gnarly burnout in there, too. :bikersmilie:" Could that have been exhaust smoke by any chance??? Brian BTW, here's a picture of a 1st Gen after one of them fancy "burnouts"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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